The X10 control handle is designed to work across the family of pallet trucks and stackers.
Summary of Human Factors development depicts the user-centric focus. Research included on-site ethnographic studies and functional analysis of various tasks performed. Arm / Wrist posture was a foundational element of the Human Factors development.
Objective evaluation of the hand grip architecture began with simple, static models and continued with validation with fully functional prototypes. Operators were fitted with 'goniometers' that continuously sampled wrist angles.